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2.Say, “For some families, Easter is a time of celebration, a party of sorts.”a.Ask, “What does your family do to celebrate Easter?”(family gets together, we eat dinner together, Easter egg hunt, attend church services, go to Maundy Thursday or Good Friday at church)b.Ask,…

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Recently, I've encountered two other reactions to modesty that were different from my college experience. In one, a group of immigrants from a very warm climate of the world were complaining that the public school's dress code regarding modesty was too strict. One father explained that the clothing his daughter wore was perfectly…